It has been a bitter sweet month for the Businelle's. First, the
sweet. If you clicked on the picture link above, you have already
seen how our sweet little girl is growing. She has brought much
joy , laughter, and noise into our home. Jill, myself, and Sugar
are adjusting to the "new" schedule. I'm sure all of you
with children know what I mean. And, oh how it is worth
it!

A word on blessings. If you have followed this website for any
amount of time, you know that Jill and I feel blessed by the Lord.
It is true that I am in a wheelchair. I am paralyzed. I
can't use my hands. But, I am blessed. If I should die
before I wake, I need not pray to the Lord my soul to take. I have
already given Him my soul. .. and my heart. It doesn't seem
like that long ago when I was in the hospital. Eleven times my
heart stopped. Eleven times the Lord restarted it. He
restarted it to bless me and to bless others through me. Yes, I
can't walk, but I walk in the Lord. Yes, I am paralyzed, but there
are those who are paralyzed in their faith. I cannot use my hands,
but I use my mind for the Lord instead of my hands for the
flesh.

I am more reflective this month than normal because of the loss of my
grandmother. One of the pictures from above shows four generations
including my beautiful MeMe. She went to be with the Lord in the
early morning hours of April 1st. I was able to spend some time
with her on the evening before she left us. Even though she was in
the ICU with all of the tubes and monitors that go along with that
place, I felt a peace while sitting with her. During the 15
minutes that we talked, her pulse dropped from a 140 or so down into the
50s. I told her how much I loved her, and how happy I was that she
would be getting out of there soon. And most of all, how glad I
was that I would get to see her soon. It's true, you know, I will
see her soon. Whether it be a year from now or 50 years from now,
that's a blink of an eye compared to the eternity that I will be with
her and the Lord in heaven. What a great peace I have in this
knowledge. I pray that you have this same peace in your
life. And, if you don't, I pray that you reach out and grab
it.

John 3:16 - "For
God had such love for the world that he gave his only Son, so that whoeverhas faith in him may not come to destruction but have eternal life."